URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
342 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013
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CHEMUNG-TIOGA-BROOME-BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ELMIRA…OWEGO…BINGHAMTON…TOWANDA…SAYRE…MONTROSE…TUNKHANNOCK…SCRANTON…WILKES-BARRE…HAZLETON
342 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013
…WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY…
* LOCATIONS…THE SOUTHERN TIER OF NEW YORK…AND MOST OF NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.
* HAZARDS…HEAVY SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD BE SLIGHTLY LOWER IN URBANIZED VALLEY LOCATIONS AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER ON THE HILLTOPS. UP TO 10 INCHES IS ALSO POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN BROOME…EASTERN SUSQUEHANNA AND EASTERN AND SOUTHERN LACKAWANNA COUNTIES.
* TIMING…SCATTERED FLURRIES ARE LIKELY THIS MORNING WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW BEGINNING AROUND NOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT…BUT WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* TEMPERATURES…HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S TODAY…QUICKLY DROPPING INTO THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S TONIGHT.
* WINDS…EASTERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH.
* IMPACTS…HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND/OR ICE AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772…OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.